Latest from Nelson Region

Search continues for Dutch tourist
The family of a missing Dutch tourist is travelling out from Holland as the search for him continues.

Driver six times over drink drive limit
A woman caught driving drunk after she drove over a traffic island and mounted a kerb was allegedly more than six-and-a-half times over the breath alcohol limit.

Young boy hit by car in Nelson
A toddler was taken to hospital with serious injuries after he was hit by a car in Nelson yesterday.

Tourist beaten and robbed in Nelson
A German tourist was attacked from behind and robbed of his bag, wallet and passport in Nelson early this morning,

Men arrested over tomahawk attack
Two men have been arrested over a tomahawk attack in Stoke yesterday.

Tourist in hospital after falling onto rocks
A tourist was airlifted to hospital after falling onto rocks in a national park today.

Portable cots put kids at risk
A survey of portable cots for sale in New Zealand has uncovered potentially fatal safety defects - including folding mechanisms that could trap a child's neck.

Nelson fraudster jailed for six years
A Nelson fraudster who police say stole $500,000 from clients of his investment advisory business has been has been jailed for six years and nine months

Court rejects claim in Canterbury case
The High Court in Nelson has turned down a US$3.4 million ($4.35 million) claim by Islamic investment firm Kuwait Finance House

Police hunt for naked man
A naked man being hunted by Nelson police for performing an indecent act last week may have attended a touch rugby game in the town.

Nelson police hunt naked man
Police are hunting for a naked man who approached a school student, allegedly performed an indecent act, then ran away.

Theft of Christmas meat 'a low blow'
Holiday dinners could be put on hold after of a large number of Christmas hams, salamis and steaks were stolen from a Nelson butcher, police say.

NZ's first human trafficking trial
A trial for the first people in New Zealand to be charged with people-trafficking will involve witnesses flying from India to give evidence.

Nelson/Tasman: Taste the top o' the south
Nelson is host to a bike path that meanders through beautiful countryside.

Fish oil maker lifts sales
SeaDragon, which manufactures fish oil for health supplements, boosted first-half sales 17 per cent after securing supply of raw material to help bolster production, and has building consents for its new refining plant worth $7.5 million.